On 15 April 2024 the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed that new regulations governing medical examiners have been laid before parliament and a timeframe mapped out for the...

General Medical Practitioners (GPs) who take a lease of a property normally receive NHS funding to pay the rent reserved under that lease. The GPs would usually continue to receive NHS funding...

As the regulations and industry changes under the Building Safety Act 2022 continue to come into effect, there are many issues which the construction industry needs to consider and familiarise...

Amidst all the excitement about the potential benefits AI may bring in healthcare, one area that is often overlooked is the opportunity to improve processes in HR to bring about efficiencies...

Since their introduction in 2004, the IBA Guidelines have become widely recognised among the international arbitration community as a solid soft law instrument reflecting standards expected to...

In Farley -v- Equiniti [2024] EWHC 383 (KB), the court considered whether putting personal information/data “at risk” or “in danger” was sufficient to found a claim for breach of data protection...

The case of Parkin v HM Assistant Coroner for Inner London (East) was published last week. The family has lost their judicial review of the decision of a coroner that Article 2 did not apply to...

*Trigger warning - Suicide* Most claims against mental health providers involving suicide fall into the following categories: Failure to assess...

As we approach the next NHS contract year, how can PCNs respond to the opportunities and challenges ahead? Aimed at PCN clinical directors, board members and managers, this free webinar will...

We set out below themes arising from recent Prevention of Future Deaths reports relating to deaths in prison custody. These trends highlight issues that we see regularly in inquests where we...